Martell De-Angelo Taylor-Crossdale (born 26 December 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Haverfordwest County.

Career

Taylor-Crossdale began his youth career with

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but left the club following the expiration of his contract in the summer of 2019, signing a two-year deal with

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instead. He had turned down a move to

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side

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to join Fulham, despite travelling to Germany to complete a medical with the side. On 4 September 2020, Taylor-Crossdale joined

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side

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

on a season-long loan deal. He made his debut for Colchester as a second-half substitute during their 2–0

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defeat to

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on 8 September. But on 18 October 2020, Taylor-Crossdale returned to his parent club

after he left

via mutual consent. In February 2021, Taylor-Crossdale joined

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side

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on a trial period. He scored the only goal in a 1-0 U23 match against

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on 23rd February 2021. After trials at Queens Park Rangers and

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, Taylor-Crossdale joined

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side Weymouth in October 2021. After a short spell at Gloucester City, he joined

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on 26 November 2022. Less than a month later, on 11 December, he moved to

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Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor-Crossdale, Martell 1999 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Edmonton, London Men's association football forwards Chelsea F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Hendon F.C. players Metropolitan Police F.C. players National League (English football) players